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Spectral Analysis
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determine the chemical composition of stars. (a display of electromagnetic radiation as a function of wavelength)
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Terrestrial Radiation
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long wave electromagnetic radiation originating from earth and it's atmosphere
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4 main branches of earth science
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geology, astronomy, oceanography, meteorology
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Doppler Effect
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the change in wavelengths that results from relative motion of the source and receiver of light
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heat
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energy;total energy of molecular motion
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temperature
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the measure of energy; the measure of the average molecular motion in a substance
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Hubble's Law
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the distance between galaxies are continuously increasing so the universe is expanding.
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